Missing Mount Everest guide found six days later in miraculous self-rescue

Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found on Mount Everest crawling across ice after six days missing. The guide's self-rescue has been called a 'miracle'. Sherpa is now safe.

A mountain guide on Mount Everest who had been missing for six days was found as Hillary Dawa Sherpa crawled to safety across the ice. Sherpa's disappearance had caused great concern among climbers on the world's highest mountain and among rescue teams.

Surviving six days on one of the world's most dangerous mountains is something experts are calling a true miracle. Sherpa managed to reach safety on his own in an extremely difficult situation where temperatures drop many tens of degrees below zero.

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan mountain range in Nepal and Tibet and rising 8,849 metres above sea level, is known for its extraordinarily dangerous conditions. Every year lives are lost there among both experienced climbers and local guides.

Sherpa's survival and self-rescue has attracted worldwide attention and inspired everyone involved in mountain tourism. More details about how he survived during the six days have not yet been made public.